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Former Bishop held on charges of criminal intimidation

Coimbatore: Former Bishop of the Coimbatore Diocese of the Church of South India, Manickam Durai was arrested by the Gudalur police through a warrant issued by the Gudalur Judicial Magistrate following his non-appearance before the court in connection with a case of criminal intimidation.

Manickam Durai is already facing a case of alleged misappropriation of funds of the diocese to a tune of Rs. 3 crore and is under investigation by the CB-CID.

Warrant

Following the case, the Chief Bishop and Moderator had asked Manickam Durai to proceed on leave.